The prosecution described how Zamudio was brutally attacked with bottles and other objects before having his ear cut off, burned parts of his body with cigarettes and swastikas were carved into his chest.

During the trial, Raúl López apologized to the Zamudio family and testified that the three other suspects forced him to participate in the attack while he was drunk.

Fabián Mora Mora is expected to testify on Tuesday while Garay and Tapia have used the right to remain silent.

Attorneys representing Zamudio’s family say the case is historic because the result “will clearly establish whether how far the justice system and the courts have advanced or not around the principle of non-discrimination and equality for sexual minorities,” according to a statement issued by the Homosexual Movement of Integration and Liberation (MOVILH), Chile’s leading LGBT and human rights advocacy group.

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“We are hoping for the maximum punishment for each of those responsible,” the group said.

The attack on Zamudio and his death generated widespread outrage across Chile, and renewed demands for hate crime legislation.

“Daniel Zamudio left us a big legacy: the Zamudio law and a better social sensibility towards diversity,” Movilh said. “Our society and country are still in debt to him. The debt will only be repaid with full and total justice.”